Secrets of Chess Intuition [Paperback]

Alexander Beliavsky (Author), Adrian Mikhalchishin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2001

Intuition is central to all chess decision-making, and an understanding of its role is vital in improving one's game. Players who try to calculate everything to a finish are doomed to lose out to those who use their logical and intuitive abilities in harmony with one another. This book, the first devoted to the role of intuition in chess, explains how to allow your intuition to reach its full potential and provides guidance on the types of positions in which one should rely heavily on intuition, and on those where one ought to be more analytical.

The two authors, both top-level authors and players, have drawn examples from modern practice and from the classics, with special emphasis on players whose intuition has been legendary, such as Mikhail Tal. The authors devote particular attention to the role of intuition in sacrifices, whether for attacking, defensive or positional purposes.

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About the Author

Alexander Beliavsky is a famous grandmaster from Ukraine who now plays for Slovenia. He was World Junior Champion in 1973 and has been among the world elite for more than twenty years. His play is marked by excellent theoretical preparation, fighting spirit and a determined approach.

Adrian Mikhalchishin is also a Ukrainian grandmaster who is based in Slovenia. He is well known as a writer and researcher, whose work has covered openings and endgames in addition to middlegame topics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Gambit Publications (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1901983528
• ISBN-13: 978-1901983524
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,553,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Secrets of Chess Intuition, April 12, 2011

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This review is from: Secrets of Chess Intuition (Paperback)

There are several examples of middle game of chess. And easy to learn, but not very deeply discussed. Ideal for intermediate players.

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1.0 out of 5 stars I would give this no stars, October 23, 2006

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I ordered this book with a few other books such as Foundations of Chess Strategy, and Chess Self-Improvement and was extremely happy when it arrived. I read Foundations of Chess Strategy and loved it, (see my amazon review), then I read Chess Self-Improvement, and that was pretty good as well. Finally it came time to read this book. This book was a great disappointment to me, considering I was expecting it to be extremely good, full with useful tips on how to improve your intuitive feel for positions but No, I was left disappointed.
Firstly, Alexander Beliavsky is a strong player, but this book was just horrible! Its title should be more on the lines of "Chess Tactics". NOT Chess Intuition! CAUSE ITS NOT!
Beliavsky talks about rook moving "right" and "wrong" rooks but he doesn't tell how to know intuitively which rook goes where. Nope!
Beliavsky talks about Tal and his successors such as Shirov, but he is a real character, he doesnt tell you how to know when they are sound or not! I mean common Alexander! What is a player supposed to do with that piece of garbage.
This is probably one of the worst gambit books I have every seen, and come to think of it I wanna go take this book to a shredder had have it shredded into pieces it so bad. Horrible Gambit book, horrible book overall. This book was probably put together in a whopping 5 seconds - it has absolutely no writing, and mainly just diagrams, and solutions, if you even call those solutions.
It seems to me that Jacob Aagaard is also in agreement with me, he states how he was "bitterly disappointed with this book" in his book Excelling at Chess (Positional)